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The SaaS Reckoning

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Finance
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ARTICLE
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@bgurley
Added
Apr 15, 2026

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An analysis piece examining how stock-based compensation has hidden true costs in SaaS companies and how AI disruption is forcing a reckoning with these accounting practices. Explores the financial reality behind adjusted EBITDA metrics and their impact on company valuations.

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How stock-based comp has masked the true costs of SaaS, and why AI disruption forces the bill due. A financially literate take for founders and operators who want the numbers behind the "AI breaks SaaS economics" headlines.

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saasfinancestock-compensationebitdaaccountinganalysisai-disruptionvaluation

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